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The MILWAUKEE was built in 1879 by Thomas & Sons Quayle at Cleveland, OH U.S. The Milwaukee is a wood hulled propeller driven vessel with a length of 264 feet, and a width of 36 feet. It displaces 1770 tons, and has a load capacity of 1571 tons. The vessel was removed from service with the following notation: Stranded at Ashtabula, OH, Lake Erie, October 1, 1917. Hull burned there on June 5, 1918. The photograph shows the Milwaukee under way on the Great Lakes. More information about this vessel is available at the HCGL Website |